Selected photos (by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer) from our 17 October 2011 spider collecting visit to the Klickitat Trail (along the Klickitat River) near Pitt, southwestern Klickitat County, Washington. Intended as a brief side trip to supplement an old 14-species sample, the site proved to be our most successful of the expedition, bringing the total species for the 5712 area up to 30 and adding a new spider family (Leptonetidae) to the state's fauna – but also having some unpleasant consequences for this writer's skin!

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Trailhead at north end of bridge  (Klickitat County, 2006)	Very pleasant trail with diverse habitats        © Rod Crawford
Some of the fall color was harmless vine maple   © Rod Crawford	Riparian field, another very nice habitat              © Rod Crawford
Pretty red leaves - mental connection with poison oak came too late!      © Rod Crawford	Poison oak & ivy contributed danger to the litter too           © Rod Crawford
Delayed result of incautious contact with wrong plant © Rod Crawford	Giant mountain ash tree                   © Rod Crawford
Oak litter was very productive        © Rod Crawford	Sweeping grass added 4 species         © Rod Crawford
Leptoneta wapiti: dumb name but best catch of trip  © Rod Crawford	Klickitat River seen through trees                   © Rod Crawford
Mighty oaks…          © Rod Crawford	…from little acorns grow (note pine cone too!)      © Laurel Ramseyer
Tall pine rises from behind oak           © Rod Crawford	Laurel collects from oak foliage                  © Rod Crawford
Oak foliage              © Laurel Ramseyer	Male Phanias watonus from oak foliage          © Rod Crawford

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